Mexico 
In numbers.
3.6m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jul–Oct
Best months
1,447m
Elevation
The water at Salto La Tzaráracua, month by month
It roars from July to September.
The fullest months: from July to September. The thinnest: from November to May.
- 0.5 m³/sJan
- 0.6 m³/sFeb
- 0.6 m³/sMar
- 0.5 m³/sApr
- 0.8 m³/sMay
- 4.3 m³/sJun
- 8.8 m³/sJul
- 11 m³/sAug
- 10 m³/sSep
- 5.8 m³/sOct
- 2.3 m³/sNov
- 0.8 m³/sDec
From about 0.47 m³/s in the lowest month to 11 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to October.
Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Salto La Tzaráracua is a waterfall in Mexico.
Getting there.
- Jucutácatonearest town · 2.7 km in a straight line
- Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 6 km in a straight lineCar hire at MLM airport (Morelia)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Octoberbest months to go (estimate)
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Seen from the sky.
8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.
Around the falls the river drops 94 m in 3.0 km.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- —hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 km
- —restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Jucutácato2.7 km in a straight line
- Santa Rosa (Santa Bárbara)5.6 km in a straight line
- Uruapan7.5 km in a straight line
- Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro9.1 km in a straight line
- Charapendo9.8 km in a straight line
- Caltzontzin11 km in a straight line
- Toreo Bajo (El Toreo Bajo)13 km in a straight line
- Zirimícuaro14 km in a straight line
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 25 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Night °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 9 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 116 | 168 | 163 | 146 | 60 | 17 | 6 |
| Wet days | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| Sun h/day | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (1,447 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
Photos
Through visitors' eyes.
Recent years
Wet years and dry years
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24% | 198% | 58% | — | 28% | 86% | 83% | 112% | 106% | 78% | 12% | 34% |
| 2021 | 0% | 2% | 5% | — | 68% | 115% | 106% | 109% | 93% | 177% | 4% | 34% |
| 2022 | 13% | 11% | 0% | — | 24% | 115% | 143% | 75% | 52% | 67% | 21% | 29% |
| 2023 | 10% | 0% | 33% | — | 192% | 20% | 83% | 85% | 60% | 201% | 112% | 564% |
| 2024 | 0% | 86% | 0% | — | 19% | 92% | 151% | 127% | 185% | 34% | 41% | 39% |
| 2025 | 113% | 13% | 0% | — | 153% | 191% | 94% | 93% | 100% | 65% | 5% | 66% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Salto La Tzaráracua
Mexico
- —Height
- 3.6 m³/sAverage flow
- Jul–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q8341896) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| River flow and catchment | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Relief, river profile, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Paths, viewpoints, parking | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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